March sales tax revenues take a dip in area cities

  • Six of the 11 cities whose sales tax allocations tracked by the Dispatch Record reflected gains this period. Although Lampasas and Kempner saw sales revenues rise, the economic activity was down in Lometa. DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC
    Six of the 11 cities whose sales tax allocations tracked by the Dispatch Record reflected gains this period. Although Lampasas and Kempner saw sales revenues rise, the economic activity was down in Lometa. DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC

    After a month in which all area cities posted a sales tax percentage gain, revenues recorded in March tell a different story. Only about half the entities saw increases this period.

    March allocations are based on sales made in January by businesses that report tax figures monthly to the state comptroller.

    The city of Lampasas collected $231,532 in March – an 11% rise over the $208,682 it earned a ye…